There’s a bill on the gay agenda this year that just passed. House Bill 217 forbids “gay conversion therapy” by mental health professions. It was defined as attempts to change a young person’s sexual orientation from gay to straight by … Continue reading
Category Archives: Civil Unions
Through this week, there have been 111 civil unions in McHenry County. I asked for a gender breakdown, but the County Clerk’s Office does not keep such records. Here are the number for each month: Same sex marriages become legal … Continue reading
Listening to the radio mid-day yesterday, I heard a story about just-out-of office Congressman Joe Walsh coming out against gay marriage at a Tea Party meeting he addressed. He also expressed support for the Second Amendment and repealing the Democrats … Continue reading
The first twelve months when civil unions were legal in Illinois resulted in 80 licenses being taken out at the McHenry County Clerk’s Office. 76 were used. ” One license was issued yesterday, so cannot be used until today,” McHenry … Continue reading
Whenever homosexuals win a victory, it is trumpeted all over the media. At the world convention of the United Methodist Church in Tampa this week, the homosexual agenda took a beating, however, and I couldn’t find a line of type … Continue reading
I got two emails Saturday describing what is happening in Tampa during the early stages of the General Conference of the United Methodist Church. The Conference is the counterpart of the quadrennial political party conventions in the United States, except … Continue reading
This is the second article on the McHenry County Young Republicans 52nd District State Representative District Candidates’ Forum at Crystal Lake’s McHenry County College. The first is here. Another interesting exchange involved abortion. Both David McSweeney and Daniele Rowe said … Continue reading
Guess I didn’t read Eric Peterson’s Daily Herald article about Kent Gaffney’s replacing State Rep. Mark Beaubien carefully enough. In my article on the House Appropriations Committee Budget Director’s advancement from staff member to state legislator, I missed the apparent … Continue reading
Just in case you are interested, the McHenry County Clerk’s Office reports that twelve couples were issued civil union licenses during the first two days after the law became effective. The House roll call is below. Representing McHenry County, State … Continue reading
The Rockford Diocese covers McHenry County. Today its Catholic Charities announced that it would no longer assist the State of Illinois in finding adoptive families for wards of the state. The reason? The new civil unions law that takes effect … Continue reading
It’s not news that State Rep. Mark Beaubien (R-Barrington Hills) has a liberal social agenda. So, it was not a surprise when a mailing from the Illinois Family Institute, an organization that has a conservative social agenda, should find one … Continue reading
The bill passed 32 to 24 with one person voting “present,” the equivalent of a “no” vote because 30 votes are required to pass in the Illinois State Senate. McHenry County’s two state senators, Pam Althoff and Dan Duffy both … Continue reading
It’s pretty much a given that Senator Dan Duffy will oppose the civil unions bill that is supposed to be voted upon today in the Illinois State Senate. When I called State Senator Pam Althoff’s office, however, her secretary told … Continue reading
Democrat Jack Franks, a man who has fashioned an image that portrays himself as a conservative, voted for legislation to legalize civil unions among same sex partners in Illinois. Senate Bill 1716 pass the house 61-52 after an hour debate. … Continue reading
It was a chilling, drizzly mid-day that faced Patriots United demonstrators in front of State Rep. Jack Franks’ Route 14 office Saturday. Led by Jeff Ladd, the one’s wearing rain coats were dressed properly. They cut the wind. Those gathering … Continue reading
When I went to the mailbox this afternoon, I found something that obviously was supposed to be delivered before yesterday’s election. It was the Illinois Family Institute’s 2010 Voter’s Guide for the primary eleciton. Since the races for governor as … Continue reading
This is the one week in the legislative session to keep alert. The taxeaters are after your money and those with ideas that need to be snuch by in order to have a chance of passing are using parliamentary shortcuts … Continue reading
With homosexual activists planning a vote on the civil union bill that does everything but name the union a marriage, I’ve been getting emails to call Jack Franks’ office. Apparently, he is one of the “swing” votes. One person who … Continue reading
I know editorial are opinion and the Northwest Herald’s endorsing of “gay civil unions in Illinois” is certainly in keeping with its promotion of the acceptability of homosexuality in McHenry County. Just think of its outright promotion of the Gay … Continue reading
I know editorial are opinion and the Northwest Herald’s endorsing of “gay civil unions in Illinois” is certainly in keeping with its promotion of the acceptability of homosexuality in McHenry County. Just think of its outright promotion of the Gay … Continue reading